®Planning appeal decision
77 Wellesley Road , Croydon , London , CR0 2AJ
Planning appeal 3336253 at 77 Wellesley Road , Croydon , London , CR0 2AJ (London Borough of Croydon) was dismissed on 18 September 2024 by Inspector Hobbs J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers of the proposed dwellings, with particular regard to the provision of external amenity space, privacy, daylight, and ventilation.
Two self contained two bedroom dwellings, over two floors to the rear of No 77, Wellesley Road, Croydon. Internal re-arrangement of the existing ground and lower ground floor existing dwellings. To be built simultaneously with similar extensions at No 79, the adjoining building, both addresses in the ownership of the applicant
- Authority
- London Borough of Croydon
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hobbs J
- Postcode
- CR0 2AJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers of the proposed dwellings, with particular regard to the provision of external amenity space, privacy, daylight, and ventilation
- the effect of the proposal on highway safety, with particular regard to the provision of on-street parking
- whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Wellesley Road North Conservation Area
- whether the proposal would provide adequate refuse storage
What decided it
The proposal fails to provide adequate private external amenity space for future occupiers as required by development plan policy, and would have an unacceptable impact on highway safety through increased on-street parking without sufficient mitigation.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- London Plan Policy D6London Plan Policy D3London Plan Policy T6London Plan Policy HC1Croydon Local Plan Policy DM10Croydon Local Plan Policy SP6Croydon Local Plan Policy DM29Croydon Local Plan Policy DM30Croydon Local Plan Policy DM18Croydon Local Plan Policy DM13
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 135
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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